yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guma55:
I have a very big problme with my s4. From about 3 days my phone turn off by iteslf all the time. Now i wont even pass trought samsung boot screen. it looks like he lost power all the time. i read on the internet that it could be battery fault but after change battery to new one, he still turn off all the time.

plis help me...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aznbull:
I got the same problem, it's probably the power switch that is broken, I tried to fix it by my self and ends up destroying my phone. The power switch is very small and have 3 solder joints, I've broken one of them while trying to fix my phone.

You can try to search on youtube for the problem which is well known.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
If you have a multimeter, you could test the power button connections. There are three connections. Testing points 1 and 2 and points 2 and 3 should give you one result where the circuit is open and the other result should be a closed circuit.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ewdwan:
Hello all,

My friend has been using her phone on giffgaff for well over a year now but recently it has stopped sending texts to some people, it doesn't seem to make a difference whether they are giffgaff or not, it comes up with a giffgaff error message 38, I looked up how to fix this for her and proceeded to follow online instructions, according to the rest of the internet I have fixed the problem, but it still won't send texts.

I went into phone information and updated the smsc number to +447802002606 but it still won't work.

Thanks for any help in advance

The phone is a moto g 1st generation running android 5.1 standard firmware

I was told to come here for help as apparently you guys are experts on first gen moto g?

Thanks again for any help :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zenzic:
Have you tried factory resetting it? Doesn't seem a giffgaff problem.
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
Alright guys,

step by step I'll post findings in this thread,

therefore I'm reserving a few posts for the following "sections"

- app (software) drainers

- wakelocks

- alarms

- services

- kernel, hardware drainers

Bear with me, that it's currently rather "bare" in appearance since my main focus is currently on scientific work in a different direction ...
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
- app (software) drainers

There appears to be increased battery drain (consumption) after usage of the Music, (more likely) the Video app by Sony - current focus is the "Image enhancement" (X-reality) when it's enabled
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
- wakelocks

lots of Google Play Store related

lots of Google Play Services related

...

Stamina Mode (in combination with all the other savers appears to cause higher battery drain, Stamina Mode itself also uses Wakelocks) (Google Services were blacklisted) [pretty certain]

Stamina Mode + Stamina clock (plus the other savers) [maybe]

Forum threads on wakelocks:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1827676 [GUIDE] The Total Newb's Guide to Wakelocks
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
- alarms

mainly Widgets (which need to synchronize often)

Apps (that depend on state change)
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
- services
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
-

kernel, hardware drainers

Settings -> Display -> Tap to wake up

consumes around 0.2-0.3%/h (measured with BetterBatteryStats & on AndroPlusKernel v9)

Settings -> Display -> Adaptive brightness

(currently evaluating, I imagine having seen some increased battery drain with that, too but not certain yet)

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Base drain rate

On Lollypop, AndroPlus Kernel (v9) and RomAur is around 0.7%/h

The Actual drain rate

is however higher - around 1 - 1.5%/h - up to 2+%/h, when including the radio unit (modem) (which accounts for additional 0.2-1%/h

when taking into account lots of wakelocks and alarms (wakeups !) - it's possibly still higher than that (!)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

which clearly indicates that either the Qualcomm 810 is a huge battery drainer - Sony delivers not so much optimized software - OR: the community does a much better job in optimizing the heck out of the ROMs and Kernels (e.g. Note 3, n9005 with IdleKernel 6.6.5 + Phronesis v4)

Bear in mind though that LP is the first software release on the Z5 platform, so there's still much room of improvement (which we'll hopefully see with MM, Android Marshmallow 6.0)

so it's probably a combination of all the above,

it's still sad, that there's an hourly battery drain on the Z5 vs. daily battery drain on e.g. the Note 3

For further reading on batteries :

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/does_the_battery_fuel_gauge_lie Does the Battery Fuel Gauge Lie? - Why the Battery State-of-charge cannot be measured accurately

http://phandroid.com/2010/12/25/you...is-lying-to-you-and-its-not-such-a-bad-thing/ Your battery gauge is lying to you (and it's not such a bad thing)
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
General - wakelock, alarms & services battery savers

Amplify (or similar)

Greenify (or similar)

Kernel Adiutor (or similar which allows kernel wakelock blocking and capable to detect big.LITTLE cpu technology )

BetterBatteryStats (or similar, wakelock, etc. statistics)

Kernel - battery savers

CPU hotplug mechanisms (e.g. thunderplug in AndroPlusKernel)

fast-switching cpu governors (+ low clocking, #)

fast-switching gpu governors (+ Adreno Idler, #)

# fast switching governors allow the CPU or GPU to serve performance and power, when it's needed and in the other times to stay as low as possible while saving energy

Battery saving forum threads:

http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/a...tery-extender-kontrolle-von-wakelocks.679757/ [Akku][root][xPosed] Amplify - Battery Extender - Kontrolle von Wakelocks [German]

http://xdaforums.com/android/general/guide-extreme-battery-life-t3095884 ✭[GUIDE][07-02-2016]Extreme Battery Life Thread(Greenify+Amplify+Power Nap)✭ [English]
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
reserved 2 - just in case
[Xperia Z5 General] sidy93:
Nice idea :)

Maybe we can add

Screen enchancements (xreality)

And stamina mode with different settings
[Xperia Z5 General] halloga:
Useful thread, thank you. Maybe you can compare this data with MM later. And I agree with sidy93, battery save modes should be included too.
[Xperia Z5 General] Vcaddy:
Maybe also include comparision between various stamina modes vs lolipop built in battery saver ?
[Xperia Z5 General] Wess.a:
Is there any way to solve mobile radio active bug??
[Xperia Z5 General] nookcoloruser:
Strange thing worth my Z5 is that with stamina mode on & auto brightness, I get around 4 hrs SOT tops before I'm at 5%

Turned them both off and much better battery life. In now at around 50% remaining and have over 3hrs SOT...
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
yes, there's a fix when you use the XPosed Framework:

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/xposed-mobileradioactivefix-t3189393

haven't tried it though since it didn't occur for me

That's also my observation:

stamina mode on & auto brightness,

ON

leads to a higher battery consumption

than WITHOUT

,

I'm suspecting sensors keeping the phone alive issue, but can't put the finger on it yet
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
Some intermediate observations:

- sensor and automation-related features appear to worsen battery drain (automatic brightness, X-reality)

- Stamina-Mode in combination might/might not worsen the battery drain rate to 1.5 or 2x (e.g. 0.5 was the base; with stamina raising it to 1 to 1.5% per hour), need more observation what causes this (Greenify ? Amplify ? - all combined with Stamina ?) - like I wrote Stamina Mode

itself also uses Wakelocks

- stripping the system radically down to remove lots of Sony's own functionality (Stamina, qualcomm services, Google related services, pre-packaged apps) didn't lead to significant battery improvement or at all (!) - think about that !

(I would have liked to save the list of deactivated, frozen packages - but I had to do a complete factory reset afterwards - after ScreenFilter and another Sensor disabling app completely made the phone unusable :mad: )

- Hotplug (Thunderplug) from AndroPlus' kernel doesn't appear to make a difference - at least for me - in terms of base drain per hour (that's 0.5-0.7% at best), so either that's the hardware limit or something else is doing its thing to make us unhappy :D

When looking at the other side where it's (assumedly) always brighter - you get the following for the Nexus 6P:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3ru2eo/forget_doze_lets_talk_about_standby_battery_drain/ Forget Doze, let's talk about Standby Battery Drain

where they see similar battery consumption in standby (and that's on Marshmallow ?)

So the "solution" would be to either go all full in with a highly customized ROM + kernel that makes best use of battery saving features (Samsung Note* ?) - hinting at a software limitation,

or looking around for another device with also the Snapdragon 810 chipset to see whether this is the optimum that can be achieved (consider

our smaller battery

compared to the Nexus 6P ! ) and seeing the 810 as a hothead with great performance - where you can't get best of both worlds (performance, battery) yet :eek:
[Xperia Z5 General] E5823:
A firewall to limit apps' access to network can have a pretty important effect on battery endurance. Especially limiting Google from calling home at all times. This https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.faircode.netguard&hl=en is very powerful and customizable, requires no root and is resource friendly. My battery capacity and SOT significantly improved after setting it up to limit or block most apps', including system app's, access. Try it out.
[Xperia Z5 General] zacharias.maladroit:
Great suggestion [MENTION=7295485]E5823[/MENTION] !

if it's not very demanding on resources, that's a great addition :)

I got a mayor breakthrough - for now only on the AOSP builds:

previously the battery drain was at least 1% per hour (or under optimal circumstances 0.5-1% per hour,

while the battery stats where still fluctuating heavily around 0.7% per hour.

With some changes in the kernel, configuration and having a few settings off (adaptive brightness and double tap to wake),

the optimum with enforced doze (via Greenify + root) was at 0% per 7 hours, and also 0% per 2 hours (no WiFi or Mobile Radio - yet)

I will keep investigating into it and see whether this reasonably can also be applied to Sony's "stock" ROMs + a custom kernel,

locked bootloaders for now seemingly are out of luck
[Xperia Z5 General] ChristianLetti:
Do tell more please :)
[Xperia Z5 General] furkandeger:
Pretty interesting and useful post. Thanks.
[Xperia Z5 General] alfred4:
thanks for the info
[Xperia Z5 General] apopet26:
Can you tell us what did you block exactly?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oreltub:
Hi guys!

Does anyone have solution for the battery massive drain Facebook app causes?

I DON'T wanna use browser, its awful.

Thx!!

Xperia Z1 Compact .386 rooted
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coempi:
Try Facebook Lite or a similar app you like.

Tapatalk-kal küldve az én D5503-el
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jijishthomas:
Just use greenify app. Its the most powerful battery saving app.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oreltub:
That's the problem, I don't like any of those... ?

Is it better than Amplifi?

Xperia Z1 Compact .386 rooted
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ænimal:
Don't use fb! It's a personal data collecting machine.

Try telegram or even better xmpp clients such as conversations and tell all your friends, goddammit :p

(It goes without saying that these are 'just' messengers. And don't use whatsapp, either)
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jijishthomas:
Sure. It's the best battery saver app
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] tecsbrain:
Greetings,

I am using Helmi's latest WM5 ROM (I think) which installed and works pretty well -- many thanks.

A bigger problem I have, however, is that when I try to use Pocket Internet Explorer over a wifi connection, pages cannot be found; this is not a problem outside of PIE -- in TCPMP, I am able to listen to streaming audio, and I am able to sync AvantGo over wifi...so it's not a connection problem.

Feels like it might be a configuration problem somewhere but I don't know where. If you need any clarification or have any suggestions, please let me know; I'd really appreciate the help.

Thanks again.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] tecsbrain:
Upgraded to WM6; problem persists.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Rudegar:
could be dns related

i would check the wifi settings for dns related things

or maybe use the free ms network tools

to try to ping both ip's and urls to look into the dns
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] tecsbrain:
You think it could be DNS-related if the streaming audio and AvantGo have no problem finding what they're looking for?

Where can I find this MS Network Tools?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Rudegar:
yeah

guess you could also try another browser i mean pie is pretty poor

ms network tools

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=6634
[HTC One A9] Lussardi:
I need only recovery.img please share plz
[HTC One A9] t-mobile_mda:
hey guys..

anyone has nandroid backup for A9 Sprint..?
[HTC One A9] JohnRogers23:
Use the RUU tool to extract the system img and just flash that
[HTC One A9] insigniared:
how to flash system.img?

I tried with the fastboot flash system system.img but not enought space advice has come up.

I've got the system.img but no method to transfer it to the phone.

please, some help here

Thank you in advance.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GunJack97:
Hi there, I want to disable the lock screen but i can't turn it off...It has only 3 Option Pattern,PIN,Password...None,Swipe,KnockCode is Grayed (disable by administrator)

I did everything to grayout like Clear credentials (NOT WORK)

Unchecked all Phone administrators (NOT WORK)

Turned off Trust Agents Still Not work...

What can i do Now....I don't like Stupid pattern... :( :(

Help ME OUT....
[XDA Assist] Rejin Ramesan:
Hi.....I was flashing my Lenovo k920 and end up in bootloop also I don't have a back up.. .

I searched a lot and I got rom but I can't find a statter file. ...

Also confused how to fix it any help.. .

Its not Chinese verson ....

If anyone can provide me rom and scatter file and the required things will be a big help.. .
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hbinmohammed:
hi i have a problem when flashing cm 13.1 on the nexus and then a get a bootloop it will only work with elementlx kernel

does anyone face this problem to
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Worglers2:
Hello m8's,

I am having an issue with my 910H.

I am running TWRP 3.0.0-0 and advanced wipe via Data, Cache, Dalvik, System, and Internal Memory.

I then downloaded the stock rom from sammobile, for my 910H trinidad and tobago and tried to flash via Odin 3.10.7 and it returns with:

<ID:0/007> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<ID:0/007> File analysis..
<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/007> Initialzation..
<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/007> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/007> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/007> sboot.bin
<ID:0/007> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/007> boot.img
<ID:0/007> cache.img
<ID:0/007> __XmitData_Write

So after, I flashed TWRP 3.0.0-0 and then attempted to flash SuperSU and restore a backup of CM13 that was functioning and when I go to flash SuperSU, CM13, or ABD sideload, or anything for that matter, I receive a slew of "Failed to mount '/data' (Invalid argument)" and "Unable to mount storage" when trying to flash anything. Surprisingly enough, my internal memory shows up as 0mb.

I have googled around XDA and around the general web, and I see a lot of ABD sideload options pop up, as well as pit file re-partitioning.

Attempts to solve:

Flashing an older stock rom. (5.0.1 and 5.1.1)

Restoring a back-up

reformat with -rf in TWRP

Factory reset in TWRP

Flashing stock bootloader/EFS (already have a backup that I can restore when resolved)

Cried to my Mom

I would attempt a Pit file w/ re-partition if it has a chance at solving this issue, I see some threads with flashing with the stock 5 BL, AP, CSC, Pit, etc.

I am not sure where to find the other files, I have the stock rom and pit file.

I DID find this from another thread where they had similar issues from:

I am genuinely asking for help, with someone that has maybe had this issue, or what can be done to solve it.

Any help would be vastly appreciated.

Edit 1:

from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/note-4/help/help-note-4-bricked-unable-to-mount-data-t3158996

and:

http://xdaforums.com/note-4/help/unable-to-mount-data-t3265754

Where do I find this "file firmware" to place in the CSC area of odin, as google is leading me to dead ends..
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heratis:
Hi Worglers2.

The one file firmware is the same you download from Sammobile, for flashing I use latest Odin version 3.09 or 3.10 if I don't remember wrong, select pit file (when you click the pit file tab Odin will prompt a message the firmware should be in CSC MODE) and then press on csc button and place the FIRMWARE. That worked for me.

Please update how you doing.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Worglers2:
Thank you heratis.

I ended up. Going to TWRP and mounting cache and then formatting cache under advanced wipe in TWRP.

Then it formatted.

Then storage. Then system

One by one they ended up. Formatting correctly via TWRP. And then I flashed cm13 resurrection remix and it worked.

Now on bliss rom and works perfectly.

No EFS corruption, well maybe. I restored them via TWRP before flashing resurrection remix rom.

Thank you so much for your reply.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Worglers2:
Thank you mate!

Thank you heratis.

I ended up. Going to TWRP and mounting cache and then formatting cache under advanced wipe in TWRP.

Then it formatted.

Then storage. Then system

One by one they ended up. Formatting correctly via TWRP. And then I flashed cm13 resurrection remix and it worked.

Now on bliss rom and works perfectly.

No EFS corruption, well maybe. I restored them via TWRP before flashing resurrection remix rom.

Thank you so much for your reply.
[Moto 360] terrigan:
Attempted to update via bluetooth, gave up on that pretty much as my 360 kept crashing. I read on the forum somewhere that it's easier to do Wifi updates so i put the watch in airplane mode and connected to my AP, the download went all the way and finished then it asked me if i wanted to reboot after applying it. I did so and now it's stuck on the Motorola logo. I've read that if you let the battery drain completely your watch may reboot but this is a firmware update. Is this bricked or is there a way to reset it? I think the update did apply as when i attempt to go into bootloader it says 952 rather than 940.

Update 3/4/16 - I just wanted everyone to know that Moto did make my issue right. If you don't want to mess with trying to build a flash cable, give them a call. It'll take some time but they will take care of you.
[Moto 360] bobbyricha:
I'm stuck on the Moto logo also.

This morning when I took the watch off the charger, I was offered the update. I accepted and went about my business. When I got to work, I noticed the watch was off. I placed it on my charger, and I can't get past the logo.

It should be charged fully. I performed resets several times (holding the button for ~30 seconds, then power on). Got into bootloader and out again. Still nothing.

The watch has been stable - all I did was took it off the charger and accepted the update and now I am stuck. Bricked?
[Moto 360] terrigan:
This is the question of the century. What i did was chat Moto support and the tech walked me through some basic troubleshooting but nothing. He then tried to tell me since it's out of warranty that i have to go to a third party to get it repaired, which I promptly said BS to. I got to his supervisor who is escalating my case to their Level 3 hardware support who will contact me back.
[Moto 360] R3NIK:
Same issue. Lovely being out of warranty and having an update bootloop my watch.
[Moto 360] terrigan:
I spoke to Level 3 support just now and the first step is to do the complete drain to 0% and charge to 100% to see if the watch boots.
[Moto 360] terrigan:
Watch drained to 0, went dark and power button doesn't start it. Now charging it for a few hours.
[Moto 360] bobbyricha:
I'll try it.
[Moto 360] avlon:
Pretty much the same story here. Had the watch on the charger, and saw the update. Hit ok, and everything seemed to go smoothly. left the room, and came back about 20 min later and noticed that the watch was off. Put it back on the charger, and left again for 20 min. Came back and its still on the M logo.

Take it off the charger and it shuts off, leave it on the charger and it stays stuck on M. This is beyond annoying.
[Moto 360] bobbyricha:
And its going to be hard to run the battery down if it shuts off when you remove it from the charger. Same issue here.
[Moto 360] avlon:
I was just thinking about that. how long does it take for this watch to lose its charge if it won't turn on?

Making the watch only turn on by attaching it to the charger was a terrible design choice.
[Moto 360] terrigan:
My watch drained on the M logo. However it's been charging a few hours and still not booted
[Moto 360] Cst79:
Same story here. My (2 years old) watch is stuck on the M logo after Marshmallow update, I tried everything and no luck.

It worked perfectly before and I really didn't plan to get another one until the technology matures. But I guess now I have an excuse to get a Samsung Gear S2 (I do like the Tizen OS). It's clear to me that Motorola will never be on my list again. The update process should be the safest thing on the watch.

I guess as a last resort I will have to buy an USB adapter for the Moto 360 from eBay and try to do something via debugger.

F U Motorola !
[Moto 360] ATL-android-user:
Sad Moto

Same thing happened to mine. Started the updated. Watch turned off. When I turned back on, it's stuck on the M. Long press reboot, let the battery drain twice, no luck. I'll call MOTO today when I get home if for no other reason to report the same problem.

Mine is one of the original 360s. Ordered on launch day. Wonder if there's a subtle hardware tweak that the old hardware doesn't work right.
[Moto 360] GNT00Q:
Tried draining the battery and charging it. And it's back to stuck at the Moto M logo.
[Moto 360] Cst79:
Anyone had any luck with this ? I played with the watch all day and couldn't get it running.
[Moto 360] Big-A-Rob:
Downloaded the update overnight, installed this morning and now it boots, starts upgrading the apps, shuts off. Yay, fun with Android updates!
[Moto 360] johnconnors:
My Update was successful

My update went through fine. I have been taking all the software updates since I bought the device couple of years ago.

Couple of things to check here :

1. Did you try rooting the device before? I had some issues with software updates when I rooted my Nexus devices.

2. Press and hold the power key for more than 40 seconds, let it power off completely and place the device on charger. Does that help?
[Moto 360] Cst79:
1. Never tried that, it is probably too hard anyway, given the connector needed.

2. No, nothing like this is working.

I suspect a flood of support requests at Motorola. This can't be an isolated issue, this thread has over 500 views in a few hours.